The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-06-16

Head was dead or not. they had
met some thirty or forty reds beyond
where Head lay.
Phillip Weis was the next witness.
Immediately after tlie killing Of
Head, Mike came up to his house
and toHa Of the occurrence and asked
him to so up and see about 1t.
Miss Libbie Chilson, the daughter
Of the defendant, saw her father the
night he came home. He had
scratch on his cheek and over his
eyes. which were black. His arm
was hurting and his fingers swollen.
He complained much and said he
was going to Salina 20 give himself
up, after he got his arm dressed.
Michael Weis was then put on the
stand. He had been In town the day
after election last fall, having come
in the previous evening i'm company
with J. o. 1IanIord. lie first saw
ChilsOn come into town the next
day about noon. IL the evening Of
that day, and after the bonfire was
over witness had asked to ride home
with Chilson, which he did. he hav-
ing no team OF his own In town.
When they had driven some dis
lance ChilsOn stopped and wanted e.
go back to a keg Of beer he had with
Ed. Gallery. lie wapted to go bae
several times, but Weis persuaded
him not to, and they drove On.
They finally overlook a man in n
buggy whom they ascer tanned was
Head. When they came mp Head
said, "Wat, is that you:" ami
they drove head Of him Head
then overlook them and asked
II they had anything Ia
drink After a little talk they stop
ped opposite, each other. Chilson
got out. and all three drank.
Head asked ChilsOn several times To
get i'm and ride with him, which lac
finally did, saying, | would just a.
soon ride with you as any one else
They got in and drove of, Head
striking his horse with the whip
Weis was left to drive ChilsOn's
team after them. Head and ChilsOn
had got beyond the hill for some
time when Weis heard pistol shot.
Coming up to the place from whence
it came, he saw Chilson walking
about with an apparent broken arm.
ChilsOn said to witness, he had
terrible fight with Head aud Heal
got the best Of him and he shot, and
was afraid he had Killed him. lie
wanted Weis tOtake him harb Ia to-, 0.
as his arm hurt considerably, 7 "a.
Weis insisted on going home first,
which they did. IL was about y
o'clock at night, and four miles o
ChiisOn's house. ChilsOn's face " =
bloody and scratched and one eye
blaekened. His arm was In bad
shape, being bruised, and his fingers
stiff. His wife aud daughter washed
him of. They got supper and
started back for town. Witness
drove the team when they came O. a
rough place in the road Chilson's
arm would hurt and he would
scream. They met dickson
and Legg on their way back,
whom they informed Of
what had happened, and ia y
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Legg went back TO where the others
waited, and reported he was dead.
Wels told L.egg to inform several Of
neighbOrs. Witness also informed
MOnteith and told him TO tell Heads
family. When they got to town
they first went 10 Bonds house aud
then to DIR. GrOger's, to get his arm
dressed. Witness identified the pis-
toll ChilsOn had. and the same was
given to the jury in evid snce.
w. &. Legg, a farmer Of Glendale
township, was then sworn. lie
was going home the night Of
the killing from Saliva, VIII, n
he met ChilsOR aud Weis COM
ing east. ChllsOu said he had a
! fight with Head aud was afraid he
had killed him. He wanted me 10 90
back aud see II he was dead or not.
did so and found him lying east Of
the road with his head north.
shook him but found no signs Of life.
then went back aud told ChilsOn
aud Weis about u aud they wanted
me 10 naiify the neighbnrs. Chilson
was complaining Of terrible pains.
a few illnesses were sworn by
consent hy the state, to Testify TO
jasper Taylnr's character. r. B.
Elerson, II. :. Benjamin,C G. T. Mayo,
f. r. Matthews and George Bruner.
All these came from Ottawa county
aud swOre his reputation for truth
and veraeity was good.
Harry Curry, Of Salina, was a
druggist and worked at Seitz' store,
He knew Chilson, aud he said he
had bought some arsenic OF him the
evening Of the bonfire In Salina, the !
day after the election, to use for
skunks.
At this point court adjourned till !
this morning at 2 O'Clock.